8040 direct to iphone

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mvk, modified 5 Years ago.

8040 direct to iphone

Youngling Posts: 1 Join Date: 5/25/18 Recent Posts

I just bought a Xlr to minijack so I could connect my 8040 directly to my iphone, but when I plat the Sound seems to stutter and some of the Sound are missing. Do I need a soundcard for it to work?

clearsignal, modified 5 Years ago.

RE: 8040 direct to iphone

Padawan Posts: 50 Join Date: 3/2/18 Recent Posts

mvk:

I just bought a Xlr to minijack so I could connect my 8040 directly to my iphone, but when I plat the Sound seems to stutter and some of the Sound are missing. Do I need a soundcard for it to work?

It appears your device output Vrms is too low. You may want to toy with the input sensitivity dial at the back of your monitors (search this sight for more information).

If that of no succor, consider purchasing a USB DAC. A very good one is Audioquest Dragonfly Red. Not only will greatly improve you sound, but it will also bump up the Vrms. It’s a small stick.

Still, I would drop a line with them:

https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/dragonfly/dragonfly-red